Site-selectivity of protonation in gaseous toluene.
The favoured protonation sites leading to isomeric toluenium ions have been assayed, envisaging the mildest possible route for proton transfer to naked toluene.
Chiavarino
Barbara
B
Dipartimento di Chimica e Tecnologie del Farmaco, Università di Roma La Sapienza, P. le A. Moro 5, I-00185, Roma, Italy.
Crestoni
Maria Elisa
ME
Di Rienzo
Barbara
B
Fornarini
Simonetta
S
Lanucara
Francesco
F
D003903:Deuterium / Q000737:chemistry; D005740:Gases / Q000737:chemistry; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000737:chemistry; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards; D008956:Models, Chemical; D011522:Protons; D012015:Reference Standards; D014050:Toluene / Q000737:chemistry*; D014867:Water / Q000737:chemistry
D005740:Gases; D011522:Protons; D014867:Water; D014050:Toluene; D006859:Hydrogen; D003903:Deuterium